Navarathan Kuruma

NAVARATHAN KURUMA

This is a wonderful recipe. I have used cauliflower, peas, beans, potato, carrot for mixed vegetables. Rest is your choice.'

Ingredients:

Mixed vegetables - 2 cups (chopped)

onion - 2 (chopped)

tomatoes -2 (made into puree)

ginger - 1 tsp (grated)

corriander powder - 1/2  tsp

red chilli powder - 1  tsp

cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

green chillies - 2 (slit in between)

salt to taste

turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

oil - to fry

cinnamon stick - 1 "

cardamom - 2 

cloves - 2 

corriander leaves - 5 - 6 tsp (chopped)

bay leaf - 1 

To grind:

cashews - 2 tsp

khus khus - 1 tsp (soaked in hot water for an hr)

curd -  1/4 cup

coconut - 4 tbsp

Method:

- in a pan add oil

- add cinnamon, cardamom and cloves

- add bay leaf and fry.

- add the onions and green chilli

- fry till the onions are transparent

- add the grated ginger and fry

- add the tomato puree and fry

- meanwhile in a pressure pan add the vegetables, a pinch of salt and turmeric and cook till its done

- and grind "to grind" ingredients to a fine paste

- add the salt, turmeric, red chilli powder, cumin powder, corriander powder and mix well

- add the ground paste and give it a good stir

- add the boiled vegetables and the corriander leaves

- add some water and allow that to cook for another 5 mins

- remove and serve hot.